Since Gary's
heart attack, he and wife Micki have lost their business, home, and
savings. Now Gary thinks their kids and grandkids would be happier not
traveling across country to visit them for Christmas. Can the memories
awakened by a scrapbook remind Gary that love has no price tag, needs no
trappings, and is worth more than anything money can
buy?

A timely retelling of the holiday classic,The Scrapbook: A Modern Christmas Carolis a family
darma, sometimes tense, frequently hilarious, that will engage young and
old alike.

This full-length, two-act play was written with community theatres in mind. The single set is easily achieved in practically any theatre configuration. Costumes are simple and the one special effect can be accomplished with just a little set-building ingenuity.

The adult roles do not accommodate
doubling and require seven actors (3 male and 4 female). The two adult
leads are challenging roles suitable for experienced actors. The remaining
adult characters appear during the last ten minutes of the play and are
ideal for beginning or novice actors. Filling these latter roles serves
the additional purpose of supervision backstage which will be required if
many children are cast.

There are seventeen
speaking roles for children which can be cast with as few as four actors
(two boys and two girls). As with the adult roles, most of the children's
roles are fairly simple while a few are more challenging. Notes attached
to the character list provide suggestions for casting, but the options are
limited only by the director's resources and imagination.

Beside the speaking roles,
a children's choir provides an opportunity to include as many young people
as desired. All songs are traditional Christmas carols and are in the
public domain.

The Scrapbook: A Modern Christmas Carolis aperfect choice for any theatre looking for a fresh
holiday production that will delight every member of its audience and
cast. For more information or to receive a copy of the script to review,
contact playwright Raymond
Fast
.

Production stills from the world premier ofThe Scrapbook: A Modern Christmas Carol,directed by Laura Demain, are courtesy of The Pumphouse Players,
Cartersville, Georgia, and are protected by
copyright.